Index: src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java =================================================================== --- src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java (revision 1514866) +++ src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/HConnectionManager.java (working copy) @@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ * @returns zookeeper reference * @throws ZooKeeperConnectionException if there's a problem connecting to zk */ + @Deprecated public synchronized ZooKeeperWatcher getZooKeeperWatcher() throws ZooKeeperConnectionException { if(zooKeeper == null) {